2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Empirical Analysis on the contribution of industrial tourism to develop urban markets and vitalize fruits production area
Project/Area Number |
23580312
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Agro-economics
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Research Institution | Kyoei University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MARUYAMA Atsushi 千葉大学, 大学院・園芸学研究科, 准教授 (90292672)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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Keywords | 果樹 / 観光産業 / フルーツパーク / 農業公園 / グリーンツーリズム / 地域振興 |
Research Abstract |
The objectives of this study is to examine the potentials of industrial tourism, which is expected to play a key role in the regional development of fruit production area. Fruit parks, tourism parks, farmers' markets and restaurants, local food servicing facilities, experience-based programs are major targets of the study. The results of empirical analyses, using field survey data and secondary statistics, shows that agro-interactive facilities of Nago Pineapple Park, Okinawa prefecture and Hirosaki Apple Park, Aomori prefecture attract both of urban an local residents and that Apple museum in Kuroishi city, Aomori prefecture is an important place to exchange information for apple farmers and tourists.Our findings will contribute to establish the system for the regional revitalization of agricultural prefectures in Japan.
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